The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 066

Chapter 066 The Heart Is Unfathomable
Her voice echoed in the living room, resembling the sound of a golden stone, sonorous and powerful, with endless afternoons.

Everyone was intimidated by her aura and was stunned on the spot, at a loss for what to do.

Father Liu frowned. He felt that Liu Ke’er’s tone was too domineering. She simply didn’t put him in his eyes. He couldn’t help but shout, “What are you doing? Talking to me so loudly!”

“I’m just showing my attitude.” Liu Ke’er stubbornly said, “If you don’t speak a little louder, how can you show my determination?”

“I didn’t force you to marry into the Wu Clan. Why are you so anxious to show your determination? Are you so unconfident in me?” Father Liu’s face was filled with displeasure.

“This has nothing to do with confidence. This is a matter of position. There is no room for carelessness.” Liu Ke’er said, “I’m afraid that I didn’t say it clearly, causing you to misunderstand.”

Father Liu was silent for a while. He sighed and waved his hand, “Forget it, forget it. Your wings are hard now, and I can’t care about you. You can decide for yourself.”

Seeing her father’s disheartened expression, Liu Ke’er’s eyes reddened and she almost burst into tears. She choked and said, “Father, I know that I have spoken too heavily and made you sad. However, this is a life-long matter for my daughter. There is no room for any accidents. Just treat me as a willful person and forgive my daughter’s rudeness.”

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Mother Liu hurriedly said, “Aiya, what’s going on? Today is the day my daughter comes back, so she should be happy. Why are you all saying such sad words? Everyone, stop mentioning what happened just now and pretend that nothing happened.”

“Sister-in-law, that’s not what you said. This matter must be resolved. Otherwise, there might be trouble. If you offend the Wu Clan, that would be bad.” The person who spoke was Liu Ke’er’s second uncle. Obviously, he did not want to silence this topic. He was inclined to marry the Wu Clan in his heart, so that he could get a lot of benefits from it.

“That’s right, Ke’er, you have to take into account the overall situation, don’t be petty.” Everyone agreed.

“We are doing this for the good of our clan. Besides, you have married into the Wu Clan, so it’s not a disgrace to you.”

These people who spoke out to persuade him actually occupied the majority of the people in the hall. Evidently, the thoughts in their hearts were basically the same. They held up the banner of righteousness to seek their own benefits.

Liu Ke’er’s expression darkened as she coldly said, “Don’t tell me what I just said wasn’t clear enough? Do you want me to say it again?” She was such a smart person that she could see through their thoughts at a glance. She was a little angry in her heart, so she didn’t have to be polite when she spoke.

“If you want to marry the Wu Clan, find another woman and don’t bother me!”

Everyone’s expressions were a little ugly. They felt that Liu Ke’er’s words were too unpleasant to hear. To be so rude to so many elders was simply too arrogant. Could it be that she felt that she was the beloved daughter of the Liu Clan and could be unscrupulous?

“If Ke’er is unwilling, then don’t force her.” Mother Liu said unhappily. These people were too much.

“Otherwise, find someone to marry in Ke’er’s stead.” Someone came up with a bad idea.

“No, just a casual investigation from the Wu Clan will be able to find out. At that time, it will be cheating. It will be even more serious than destroying the marriage.” Second Uncle Liu shook his head.

Li Qing had been sitting at the side and watching. He felt that these miscellaneous household chores were really troublesome and difficult to interfere with.

But now that he saw so many people forcing Liu Ke’er and calling her family good, he couldn’t help but feel anger in his heart. He stood up with a “whoosh” and said sternly, “Everyone, it’s actually very simple to solve this problem!”

Everyone turned around and realized that Li Qing had been neglected for a long time. In front of this so-called fiance, they openly discussed the marriage between Liu Ke’er and the Wu Clan. They simply did not put him in their eyes.

“Oh? May I know what good solution Nephew Li has?” Second Uncle Liu asked kindly.

Li Qing said indifferently, “Actually, the two of us came back on Master’s orders. We wanted to inform Uncle and Aunt about our marriage so that no one would know about it.” I didn’t expect something unexpected to happen now. It seems that we will bring you trouble if we come back. “How about this, if you’re afraid of offending the Wu Clan, we can immediately leave this place and return to the Eight Desolate Mountains. In this way, nothing will happen.”

“Return to the Eight Barren Mountains immediately?” Liu Ke’er was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses. She nodded and said, “That’s right, let’s leave immediately. I really don’t want to stay here anymore. If you want to marry the Wu Clan, go find someone else.”

Everyone looked at each other. To be honest, this was really a good idea. As long as he left, it would be like letting a bird fly in the sky, and no one would be able to control him. The Wu Clan could not blame them.

But this wasn’t what they wanted.

What they wanted was for Liu Ke’er to marry into the Wu Clan in order to obtain benefits!

How, then, should she be prevented from leaving?

Father Liu looked at Li Qing, and a sense of disgust arose in his heart for no reason. If this fellow in front of him hadn’t taken away his daughter’s love, how could she have spoken against him?

It was a good thing that he had another bad idea. He wanted his daughter to leave immediately, and even deprived the father and daughter of their time together!

Thinking of this, his expression became even worse. He coldly snorted and shook his head, “There’s no need to do this. I told you all to have confidence in me. I won’t force Ke’er to do anything she doesn’t want to do. Since you’re unwilling to marry the Wu Family, then let’s not get married. At most, offending them is the worst. So what?”

“Besides, if you go back like this without daring to stay for a moment, how can our Liu Clan save face? It will only embarrass the Old Master if you say it out loud!”

“That’s right, that’s the truth. You can stay here peacefully, and you won’t suffer any grievances.” Everyone echoed, as if they were afraid that the two of them would run away.

“This is your home, a warm harbor. You two can stay here peacefully. Don’t think too much.”

“If news of this gets out, others will think that something has happened between us and we will break apart.”

Li Qing and Liu Ke’er exchanged a glance. A trace of helplessness flashed across their faces. They could only nod and say, “Alright then, let’s stay for a while longer.”

“You guys have just returned. You must be tired. Let’s go rest first. I’ve already ordered someone to arrange Li Qing’s residence. You can move in immediately after cleaning and tidying up.” Father Liu said.

“Then we’ll take our leave first.” Li Qing and Liu Ke’er did not want to stay here anymore, so they immediately got up and left. Mother Liu also followed them.

Many people saw that there was nothing else, so they all left, and most of them left in a flash. The living room became deserted, leaving only a few people in charge of the Liu Clan.

“Big brother, do you really want Ke’er to marry that poor kid?” Second Uncle Liu said anxiously, revealing a painful expression.

“What, do you still have any doubts about this?” Father Liu asked.

“Of course there is. Marrying that poor boy is really harmful and useless. Not only does that kid have no future, he will also offend the Wu Clan. What do you think he is trying to do?” Second Uncle Liu’s words belittled Li Qing to nothing.

“That’s right. Ke’er is not sensible, but as elders, we can’t watch her make mistakes.” Someone echoed.

Father Liu hesitated for a moment before continuing, “But there’s nothing I can do about it. You can’t just ignore the old man’s words, can you?”

In fact, he himself did not have any good impression of Li Qing, and even felt a little disgusted. He felt that that fellow did not look like a good person and had a treacherous expression on his face. Otherwise, how could such a person with no merits win Liu Ke’er’s favor?

Second Uncle Liu said, “Old Master has been in the Eight Desolate Mountains all year round. He didn’t know about it beforehand. If he knew there was such a baby marriage, he wouldn’t have made the wrong decision. As long as we explain it to him afterwards, he won’t blame us.”

“That makes sense.” Father Liu’s heart shook, but after thinking for a while, he still felt that it was not appropriate. He said, “But I have already promised Ke’er that I won’t force her. I can’t go back on my word, can I?”

“That’s a problem. Ke Er’s personality is rather stubborn. If she is forced, it will probably backfire.” Everyone felt that it was difficult to deal with.

“If you can’t be tough, then you can be soft.” Second Uncle Liu said.

“Oh? Then how can it be soft?”

“As long as we send people to the Wu Clan to inform them of this matter, have them come to propose marriage, and then cooperate in a bitter play, isn’t that enough?” Second Uncle Liu laughed sinisterly and said his plan.

“Good idea!” Everyone praised. Will Liu Ke’er remain indifferent when she sees the entire Liu Clan suffer because of this?

“Big brother, what do you mean?” Second Uncle Liu asked, waiting for him to express his stance.

Father Liu was silent for a while, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He said, “But I promised Ke’er, and now I’m going back on my word. Isn’t that too…”

“You didn’t force her. You only need to rely on your true feelings to impress her. You only need to rely on your righteousness to persuade her to volunteer. Isn’t that enough? This can’t be considered going back on your word, right?” Second Uncle Liu said excitedly, “Besides, you are doing this for her own good. This is a white lie, better than suffering in the future.”

Father Liu nodded. He felt that it was reasonable. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind, saying, “That’s right, I’m doing this for her own good. I hope that she will understand my pains at that time. Let’s do it this way!”

“Great, I’ll send someone to inform the Wu Clan now!” Second Uncle Liu was overjoyed.

Father Liu stopped him, “Wait, don’t send someone to inform the Wu Clan in such a hurry. Otherwise, it would be too coincidental. It would be easy to reveal a flaw. Let’s wait ten days and a half months before starting this plan. It’s not strange for the Wu Clan to find out about Ke’er’s return after such a long time.”

“Alright, I’ll listen to your orders.” Everyone nodded and left contentedly.

People in this world are truly unpredictable. Just now, Father Liu had sworn that he had confidence in him and would not force Liu Ke’er to do things that she did not want, but in the blink of an eye, he had colluded with others and planned his own daughter together. It was too ridiculous to call her’good ‘.

What was even more ridiculous was that if he forced Liu Ke’er in another way, wouldn’t he be forcing her? They were essentially the same, just deceiving themselves.

…

Li Qing, Liu Ke’er and Liu Mu were walking along the path in the garden.

“Ke’er, don’t blame your father today. He’s not easy these past few years. He has taken care of the Liu Manor by himself, so he inevitably has some schemes in his heart.” Mother Liu said to Liu Ke’er as she walked.

“Yes, he is my father. I won’t blame him.” Liu Ke’er said seriously.

“That’s good.” Mother Liu turned her head and said, “Li Qing, you should stay in the Green Bamboo Garden these days. This is a good place. As for Ke’er, she lives with me. We haven’t seen each other for so long, so we have a lot to talk about. You can’t blame me in your heart for taking a few days, can you?”

Li Qing hurriedly said, “How could that be? You can stay together as long as you want.”

Mother Liu nodded with a smile and asked, “What a good child. Your relationship is so good. It seems like I don’t have to worry. Tell me honestly, are you two sleeping together?”

A red cloud appeared on Liu Ke’er’s face and she said shyly, “Mother, why are you asking so directly?”

Mother Liu smiled and said, “What’s so embarrassing about this? Mother has been here before. Hurry up and tell me, are there any?”

“Not yet.” Li Qing hurriedly said, “Ke Er, if she wants to cultivate a special cultivation technique, she must cultivate to the Xiantian realm before she can break through. Therefore, we have always been innocent.”

“I see. Then aren’t you getting married so soon? It won’t be so easy for you to cultivate to the Xiantian realm.” Mother Liu asked.

“That’s right, we might need to wait another three to five years. However, for us martial artists, this isn’t too long.” Li Qing replied.

“Sigh, it’s going to be so long. I still want to have my grandson as soon as possible.” She sighed.

Liu Ke’er covered her face shyly and didn’t want to speak.

Mother Liu smiled and pulled Li Qing and Liu Ke’er’s hands together. She held them tightly and said, “As long as you trust each other in your hearts, no one will be able to separate you.”